Origins
- Origins of Indian theatre not very well known
- Drawings on caves show that dance, music and drama were an intrinsic part of the life of the people
- Sitabengona and Jogimara (Ramgarh, MP) have structures that are possibly the oldest theatres of the world
- IVC: a seal shows a person beating drum while other disguised as a tiger
- A few hymns of the Rig Veda are in the monologue and dialogue form
- Natyashastra evolved some guidelines for drama
